Xubuntu - can not get Dell Latitude D600 to boot

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Hi, I am trying to install Xubuntu 12.04.3 on a Dell Latitude D600 laptop but not having much luck. I've installed the .iso file to a USB stick with UNebootin but when I boot from the USB stick and select the Default boot option nothing happens except a blinking cursor at the bottom of the screen. Can anyone help?
(the DVD drive on the laptop is broken hence the use of a USB drive)

[ajgreeny]

At the first screen you see at booting the USB hit F6 to get to the boot options and try them one by one, starting with nomodeset.

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Thanks but unfortunately that doesn't work. Pressing F6 resets the countown in UNebootin's menu but nothing else.

[kurt18947]

Unetbootin had a peculiar issue with default menu selection -- that may still be the case. Try selecting the 'try without installing' menu selection. There'll likely be an install icon on the desktop if that's what you wish to do.

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Thanks Kurt. I couldn't get anywhere with UNebootin so tried Universal USB Installer instead but that didn't work either.
I borrowed a DVD ROM drive from another laptop and booted from a CD which worked fine.